120,000 households without power as snow, sleet hit Slovenia

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 03:18

Heavy snow and sleet battering most of Slovenia blocked roads and railways, and left 120,000 households without power across the Alpine country.

US doctor walks 10 km in snow to perform brain surgery

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:50

Where there is a will, there is a way, an old adage was proved by a US surgeon who walked nearly 10 kilometres through snow to perform a life-saving brain surgery.

Rupert Sanders to direct `Ghost in the Shell` adaptation

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 08:59

Rupert Sanders has been roped in to helm the big screen adaptation of Masamune Shirow`s classic sci-fi Japanese comic “Ghost in the Shell”.

Snow leopards in forbidden Spiti valley to be radio collared

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 13:36

Satellite-linked collars will be soon fitted on snow leopards in the tribal Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh to get a deeper understanding of the behaviour of the endangered cat.

HP govt to fit snow leopards with radio collars with eye on conservation

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 07:17

The wildlife wing of the state forest department would soon be fitting snow leopards with satellite- linked collars as part of efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the behavioural traits of the endangered cat.

Bitter cold lingers as US northeast digs out from snow

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 06:36

At least two deaths were blamed on the weather, which made roads treacherous.

Endangered snow leopards spotted in Uzbekistan

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:23

The endangered snow leopard has been spotted, for the first time in Uzbekistan.

Storm forces some 1,000 flight cancellations at US airports

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 09:05

Some 1,000 flights were cancelled at all three airports in the New York area due to a strong winter storm that has dumped several inches of snow in the region.

Heavy snowfall disrupts life in Kashmir

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 15:05

Kashmir valley Tuesday received the season`s heaviest snowfall throwing life out of gear and severing the valley`s road and air links with rest of the country.

Two snow leopards sighted at Gangotri National Park?

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 12:35

Two snow leopards, an endangered species, have been spotted at the Gangotri National Park in Uttarakhand`s Uttarkashi district.

Ice storm cripples US, Canada, at least 17 killed

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 08:17

More than 500,000 homes and businesses were still without power on Tuesday in parts of the central and northeastern United States and into Canada after a weekend ice and snow storm rolled across the region.

Ice storm leaves 370,000 without power in US

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 22:33

More than 370,000 homes and businesses were still without power on Tuesday morning in parts of central and north-eastern US after a weekend ice and snow storm rolled across region.